3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Treks and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)
Just a couple of pleasant surprises that I had came early on, when I began to edit for Trek 01. Out of all the sounds recorded and taken, I felt by far my strongest came in Cahill Park for all of the natural commotion and occurrences that had taken place. To my dismay, I found that it was pretty strong, but thankfully found two more recordings that sounded even stronger than I had originally anticipated. The recording of a sprinkler-head for instance (in a persons front yard) isn’t exactly what one would consider as an original or engaging sound to impress upon. However under further review, it became quite the opposite. There was a distinct rhythmic quality, motion, and melody about it that revealed some interesting hypnotic elements to the listener that I felt worked very nicely. Also, the recordings of two young men competing in a playful tennis match became a more appreciated and soundly recording as well. In this case there was a pattern, a smooth flow, and even a narrative that was missing in other previous recorded work. Again this hadn’t become evident to me until the days that followed Trek 01, and increasingly more so in the critiques of the first blog postings.
The final surprise came when I decided to incorporate more still images within my final cut of trek 03. At first, my original impressions of still images were less positive then that of the video recordings. This was mostly due in part to the rigorous number of images obtained. However, when used sparingly at the precise moments, improvements surely followed. Most of the rough cuts I had lacked any still imagery, but with the addition came some unique perspectives with light and reflections that improved the final product (reinforcing a more noticeable narrative to the piece as well). I’m glad this was revealed in my progression and as a result the disparities were much thinner in the longrun.
Just a couple of pleasant surprises that I had came early on, when I began to edit for Trek 01. Out of all the sounds recorded and taken, I felt by far my strongest came in Cahill Park for all of the natural commotion and occurrences that had taken place. To my dismay, I found that it was pretty strong, but thankfully found two more recordings that sounded even stronger than I had originally anticipated. The recording of a sprinkler-head for instance (in a persons front yard) isn’t exactly what one would consider as an original or engaging sound to impress upon. However under further review, it became quite the opposite. There was a distinct rhythmic quality, motion, and melody about it that revealed some interesting hypnotic elements to the listener that I felt worked very nicely. Also, the recordings of two young men competing in a playful tennis match became a more appreciated and soundly recording as well. In this case there was a pattern, a smooth flow, and even a narrative that was missing in other previous recorded work. Again this hadn’t become evident to me until the days that followed Trek 01, and increasingly more so in the critiques of the first blog postings.
The final surprise came when I decided to incorporate more still images within my final cut of trek 03. At first, my original impressions of still images were less positive then that of the video recordings. This was mostly due in part to the rigorous number of images obtained. However, when used sparingly at the precise moments, improvements surely followed. Most of the rough cuts I had lacked any still imagery, but with the addition came some unique perspectives with light and reflections that improved the final product (reinforcing a more noticeable narrative to the piece as well). I’m glad this was revealed in my progression and as a result the disparities were much thinner in the longrun.
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